The University of West Florida School of Justice Studies and Social Work and the Professional Pre-Law Fraternity Phi Alpha Delta hosted a Judicial Candidate Public Forum July 28 for those running for the position of Florida first judicial circuit judge. Phi Alpha Delta hosts events such as this to provide UWF students involved with law […]
University of West Florida students are living it up this summer. Approximately 40 students are studying abroad, students enrolled in a public history course are traveling the famous “Route 66,” marine biology students are conducting research on a remote island in Indonesia and several students are participating in internships. To capture the spirit of summer, […]
Dreams of attending medical school will become much more possible through a new University of West Florida partnership with American University Antigua. Students completing a bachelor’s degree in biology, marine biology, most interdisciplinary sciences, chemistry and the post-baccalaureate pre-professional program will have another opportunity to apply for entrance into medical school at Antigua’s College of […]
The University of West Florida launched a new public awareness campaign this month to publicize its impact on its students, alumni, community and region. Look for billboards throughout Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, print ads and the campaign Web site during July and August. UWF high impact facts include the number of UWF alumni in […]
Juneteenth, like Independence Day, is a day to celebrate freedom throughout the nation. The University of West Florida Black Employees Association commemorated this day this year on June 18 as they always do by inviting the campus as well as the local area to come together to celebrate with good food, good music and friendship. […]
The University of West Florida Department of Psychology has a new identity. It is now called the UWF School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences. University officials believe the new name more accurately represents the complex operations and functions that the unit offers. “Psychology as an academic discipline has experienced a national trend in renaming academic […]
One day each week, Dane Smith, a University of West Florida graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in environmental science, loads up and heads south for the beach. But his truck isn’t carrying a surfboard: It’s filled with bottles, beakers and scientific equipment he’ll use this summer while collecting water samples from the Gulf of […]
Five UWF students made the trek to the Florida state capital in Tallahassee on June 2 to participate in the first ever three-day Florida Model Legislature event where 45 college students gathered to simulate a mock state legislative session. The group prepared by proactively acquiring funding, formulating debate issues and researching to be prepared for […]
The University of West Florida Division of Student Affairs will soon have a new Vice President. Kevin Bailey will join UWF Aug. 1, just in time to welcome students for the upcoming fall semester. Bailey has significant student affairs experience and most recently served as associate vice president of Student Affairs at Tulane University. His […]
With the words “storm chasing” and “tornadoes” in the same sentence, it is difficult not to conjure up images from “The Wizard of Oz” or “Twister,” complete with flying houses and cows. “‘Twister’ is my favorite movie,” admitted Chelsea Lovrekovic as she began discussing her weeklong adventure with Extreme Chase Tours where she had the […]
University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense was inducted into the Order of Isabella the Catholic by presentation of the Cross of Officer at a special ceremony May 26. The recognition, one of Spain’s highest civil honors, was bestowed on behalf of His Royal Highness King Juan Carlos I of Spain by His Excellency […]
Facing a collection of Gulf-water-filled beakers in a University of West Florida lab, biology graduate student Melissa Overton explains her role with the UWF oil spill research mission. “I am looking at the bacterial community, basic microbe ecology, in the coastal waters off the beaches of Pensacola and Navarre,” said Overton. “Bacteria are the key […]
